NTSB investigations: Cessna 172N
81 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Cessna 172N, where the sequence of events included Runway excursion. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 2008 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072434')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s.\"tier2Number\" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE \"isDefiningEvent\")))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072434')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '300' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB WPR26LA169Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Carlsbad, CAThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions.NTSB CEN26LA160Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Tahlequah, OKThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.NTSB ERA25LA213Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Murfreesboro, TNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while attempting to take off in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB ERA24LA339Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Medina, OHThe student pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun and subsequent noseover.NTSB ERA24LA352Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Danville, KYThe pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing and his inadequate communication to the pilot-rated passenger of her role during the flight.NTSB WPR24LA229Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · San Diego, CAA failure of the No. 2 cylinder due to fatigue cracking as the result of an undersized fillet radius around the edge of the cylinder head dome.NTSB WPR24LA089Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Madera, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB CEN24LA082Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Middleton, WIThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.NTSB CEN24LA071Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Stephenville, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.NTSB WPR24LA022Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Bandera, WAThe pilot’s decision to land at a closed water-soaked grass runway, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB CEN23LA400Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Eden Prairie, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a landing with a left crosswind.NTSB WPR23LA124Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Van Nuys, CAThe pilots failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.NTSB ERA22LA201Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Union, SCThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.NTSB CEN22LA179Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Englewood, COThe flight instructor’s inadequate supervision of the student pilot and the student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA22WA031AccidentClass 5 · ForeignCessna 172N · Worms, GermanyNTSB WPR22LA013Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172N · Laurier, WAThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action to prevent the airplane from landing long which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with terrain.NTSB ERA21LA090Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Locust Grove, GAThe pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion.NTSB WPR21LA069Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · San Diego, CAA partial loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the No. 3 exhaust valve rocker arm stud.NTSB ERA21LA045Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Manville, NJThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.NTSB CEN20CA393Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Houston, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control upon landing.NTSB CEN20CA340Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Englewood, COThe student pilot misjudged the landing flare which resulted in a loss of control and a hard bounced landing.NTSB ERA20CA269Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Hudson, NYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with vegetation.NTSB CEN20CA152Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Enid, OKThe flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a power-off approach and go-around in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion onto a field.NTSB WPR20LA115Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportCessna 172 · Sedona, AZThe pilot’s loss of pitch control while landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collapsed nose gear and departure of the airplane from the runway.NTSB ANC20CA034Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Kahului, HIThe student pilot's failure to avoid wake turbulence while landing behind a heavy jet airplane, which resulted in a loss of roll control and subsequent hard landing.NTSB ERA20CA093Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Crystal River, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over.NTSB WPR20CA071Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Sun River, ORThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a runway with icy patches, which resulted in impact with a snowbank and a subsequent nose-over.NTSB GAA20CA067Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Pembroke Pines, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a taxiway sign.NTSB GAA19CA448Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Van Nuys, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left quartering crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with runway lighting.NTSB GAA19CA367Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Lebanon, KYThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a ditch, and subsequent nose-over.NTSB ERA19TA166Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3Final reportCessna 172 · New Bern, NCThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA19CA122Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Miami, FLThe student pilot's failure to control the airplane's speed and direction during the approach, which resulted in landing long, a runway excursion, and impact with a windsock.NTSB GAA19CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Inverness, FLThe pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA452Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Wadsworth, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.NTSB GAA18CA112Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Silver City, NMThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA18CA078Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Everett, WAThe pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff following a touch-and-go landing with too little runway remaining, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB CEN18LA056Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172N · Maple Lake, MNThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.NTSB GAA18CA024Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Old Bridge, NJThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.NTSB ERA17LA293Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCessna 172 · Guntersville, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control on takeoff.NTSB ERA17CA250Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Factoryville, PAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.NTSB GAA17CA111Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Hollywood, FLThe student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.NTSB GAA16CA511Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Auburn, CAThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.NTSB GAA16CA460Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Winchester, VAThe student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, a loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA301Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Urbana, OHThe pilot's abnormal runway contact during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, hard landing, and runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA245Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Carbondale, ILThe student pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and a runway excursion.NTSB GAA16CA181Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172 · Orangeburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and a nose over.NTSB GAA16CA073Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Boca Raton, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing touchdown resulting in a runway excursion, a collision with an object, and an impact with terrain.NTSB GAA15CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Kalispell, MTThe pilot's loss of directional control, which resulted in a runway excursion, and collision with runway and taxiway lights and terrain.NTSB GAA15CA156Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Vernal, UTThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and an impact with an airport sign.NTSB WPR14CA399Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCessna 172N · Thermal, CAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after an encounter with a dust devil.